James Allen

author

American b. 16 June 1954 active 2000–present

James Allen is an American antique collector and editor. He is best known for building a significant collection of photographs documenting lynchings in America, which he published in the book 'Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America' (2000). His work focuses on preserving historical records of racial violence that were often excluded from institutional archives.[1,2,3,4,5]

  • antique collecting
  • lynching photography
  • American history

Books

Works by James Allen

  • 2000 Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America Twin Palms Publishers · book · English · ISBN 944092691 Edited by James Allen.

Exhibitions

  • 2002 Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America Andy Warhol Gallery · group

References

  1. "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography Allen-Littlefield ... - jstor link
  2. James Allen (collector) - Wikipedia link
  3. Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America link
  4. Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America link
  5. Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America - Goodreads link